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Rural ultrasound initiative grants $1.2M to Sanford Health

Rural ultrasound initiative grants $1.2M to Sanford Health

Locations in Minnesota will purchase imaging equipment and boost sonography training

Jon Berg ⋅ 4 min read

The bloodmobile sits in a parking lot. Blood donations are needed during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Blood donations needed during COVID-19 pandemic

Simon Floss ⋅ 4 min read

Safe, convenient mammograms: Tour a mobile screening unit

Simon Floss ⋅ 4 min read

Sanford hosts ‘Thank You Drive Through’ ice cream socials

Simon Floss ⋅ 4 min read

Physician assistants and rural health care. Hay bales in field after harvest and dramatic sky during sunset.

Vietnam War created PA training for rural, Native care

Jared Leighton ⋅ 17 min read

Telemedicine makes medical care across the miles possible

Telemedicine makes medical care across the miles possible

Kidney patient in Minnesota gets virtual checkups with doctor in South Dakota

Jeanette Rackl ⋅ 5 min read

Health care in your hometown? It’s about family, community

Health care in your hometown? It’s about family, community

Rural Health Day recognizes care providers and patients

Michelle Erpenbach ⋅ 7 min read

Longest-tenured Sanford Health worker retires after 59 years

Longest-tenured Sanford Health worker retires after 59 years

Alice Osland began working as an LPN in Westbrook, Minnesota, in 1960

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 4 min read

Population health: Get healthy now to prevent illness later

Population health: Get healthy now to prevent illness later

Movement could help people overcome social barriers to health

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 17 min read

Sanford AirMed: A crucial health service in rural Midwest

Sanford AirMed: A crucial health service in rural Midwest

“He wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the air ambulance."

Jon Berg ⋅ 5 min read

Research: Rural community support can ease bullying effects

Research: Rural community support can ease bullying effects

Sanford Research scientist Emily Griese publishes findings in SD Medicine

SHN Staff ⋅ 12 min read

Sanford Health critical access hospitals get national award

Sanford Health critical access hospitals get national award

Hillsboro, Mayville and Westbrook among the best critical access medical centers in the U.S.

Nadine Aljets ⋅ 3 min read

Surgery in her town helps mom see new baby as she heals

Surgery in her town helps mom see new baby as she heals

And access to Sanford Health medical centers means advanced care is also nearby.

Carson Walker ⋅ 5 min read

fitClub integrates with Minnesota physical education classes

fitClub integrates with Minnesota physical education classes

Sanford Fit teaches healthy choices along themes of recharge, mood, food & move

SHN Staff ⋅ 4 min read

25 Sanford facilities designated ‘Most Wired’

25 Sanford facilities designated ‘Most Wired’

List recognizes excellence in health care IT

SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read

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